Fulcrum Gallery

Fvlcrvm Gallery, (also known as "Shakespeare's Fvlcrvm" or "Fulcrum") was a American art gallery that opened in New York City in January 1993 and closed in February 2002. It was founded by Valerie Monroe Shakespeare, to exhibit Actual Art exclusively. [ [ “Actual Art At Shakespeare’s Fvlcrvm” "Wall Street Reporter"] ]

History

The artist-oriented, artist-designed (designed by Tery Fugate-Wilcox) gallery was first located in a 5000 square foot space at 144 Mercer Street, under the Guggenheim Museum, SoHo. It was most notable for unusual exhibitions: paintings made by the rain, of water-soluble paint; [ [Tery Fugate-Wilcox at Shakesperare’s Fvlcrvm” "Art in America",Illust. December 2000] ] paintings of living grass; [ [Mory Alter, CBS News] ] dwarf apple trees that grew into glass sculptures; living hermit crabs that moved into glass shells; [ [Morry Alter, CBS News] ] a forest of two inch, by eight foot, clear tubes,(hanging from the ceiling) containing water & one living plant each; [ ["Michele Brody" "Cover Magazine", Art Reviews, illust. April 1996] ] paintings made with rust or fluffy gold, silver and copper leaf, (unburnished); drawings of dust on white canvas; and soot from candles or debris from explosions. [ ["Dirt, Dust, Rust, Smut & Soot", "Courier Lifestyles", pg. 16, March 6, 1995] ]

Collage above shows the work of Tery Fugate-Wilcox, Painting Painting, water-soluble paint & rain and model of the San Andreas Fault Sculpture Project; Robert DuGrenier, Bees in glass beehive, making art; Alexia Nikov, patinaed metal paintings; Nathan Slate Joseph, pigmented, galvanized steel wall pieces; Dan Dempster, stainless steel and rusted steel sculpture, (with Miss Russia); Michele Brody, seeds on canvas; and Elaine Lorenze, living plants in sculpure of glass and steel.

Fvlcrvm Gallery was home to ATOA, (Artists Talk on Art), a non-profit organization that held public forums, panel discussions & open screenings for & about art & artists, every Friday night, at the gallery.Panels at the gallery included such notables as Christo & Jean Claude, Tery Fugate-Wilcox, Leon Golub, Arthur Dantos, Larry Rivers, Holly Solomon, Chuck Close, the Andy Warhol Foundation, Hilton Kramer and Ivan Karp, of O.K. Harris Gallery on subjects like "Come on. What's it really Worth"," (how art gets it's value); "Two Camels for your Canvas"," (on bartering); "The Art Wars: Actual vs. Virtual", (Actual Art versus Virtual Art); "Art Virgins", (collectors on their first art purchases) and "Art & Ethics", (ethical decisions artists face). "Why'd You Make That?" (moderated by Tery Fugate-Wilcox with Chuck Close, on the artist's reasons behind making art). [link to ATOA Website]

In 1997, Fvlcrvm Gallery moved to a two-level space, complete with outdoor sculpture garden for art to weather, full kitchen and a firepole, at 480 Broome Street, in SoHo. This gallery was also artist-designed, by Tery Fugate-Wilcox.

There, the gallery became well-known in the artworld, for its sit-down dinner parties, every Tuesday night, for 35 to 45 people, including such celebrity guests as Michael Kennedy, Mary McFadden, Eric Douglas, [ [Johnson, Richard. "We Hear...Eric Douglas at Fulcrum Gallery" "New York Post", pg. 6] ] John De Lorean, John Kennedy and his wife, Caroline. [ ["Fulcrum Dinner Party", "Palm Beach Society", Manhattan Montage] ] The gallery continued at the Broome Street location until 2002, when the effects of the September 11, 2001 attacks caused the gallery to close.

Some of the most notable works at the new location included: a glass behive, by Robert DuGrenier; [ [Jane Moos, CNN] ] a 55 gallon glass tank of water that grew slime & algae; [ [Wall Street Journal] ] art that was blown up on the street, for Chinese New Year celebration, during a ban by Mayor Rudy Guiliani on explosives, [ [NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox 5 News; NY Times] ] (the latter two works by Tery Fugate-Wilcox).

Fvlcrvm Gallery was also notable for their outrageous ads, created by Tery Fugate-Wilcox, that featured partially nude photographs of the gallery owner, Valerie Shakespeare, often accompanied by controversial articles in Art Now Gallery Guide, under such titles as "Artists of the Aughts", "Shock Schlock", "Dust, Rust, Dirt & Smut". [ [Edwards, Claire. "Courier Lifestyles"] ] The ads were shown by Robert Miller Gallery, as art. [ [“Tery Fugate-Wilcox at Robert Miller Gallery” NY Arts, International Edition, April, 2000] ]

Shakespeare's nude torso was featured on the cover of "New York Arts" Magazine, [ [COVER, illust. "New York Arts", International Edition, April, 2000] ] in the center of a Nazi flag, without her permission, sparking a lawsuit that became an episode of "Peoples Court". [ [“The People’s Court” NBC TV, November 2000] ]

Fvlcrvm Gallery: One-person exhibitions

(in chronological order)

*Tery Fugate-Wilcox: paintings of water-soluble paint and rain; made with shotguns, explosives or lightning; “dust drawings”; metals that oxidize, or diffuse together over thousands of years; the actuality of any material. [ ["Art & Antiques", "Where Magazine", Dec. 1993] ]
*Nathan Slate Joseph, of Israel: wall pieces of pigmented and galvanized steel, weathered over many years. [ ["Nathan Slate Joseph at Fulcrum Gallery" "Where Magazine" January 1994] ]
*Elaine Lorenze: with living plants in concrete. [ ["Works that Defy the Limitations of Definition, Elaine Lorenze" "New York Times" May 29, 1994] ]
*Richard Thatcher: uranium, transmuting to lead, encased in metal boxes.
*Robert DuGrenier: glass shells house living hermit crabs [ [Morry Alter, CBS News] ] & glass beehive, home to thousands of bees making wax & honey sculptures. [ ["Mobile Homes make Tenants 'Crabby'" CBS News, January 13, 1995] ]
*Maria Ceppe, of Switzerland: living grass growing in patterns on canvas, or paintings made of scented soap. [ ["Watching Grass Grow, Maria Ceppi" CBS News, January 13, 1995] ]
*Merrill Wagner: steel allowed to rust in patterns; slate & rocks, weathered with pigments. [ ["Rust never sleeps-it just becomes art", "New York Post", April 10, 1995] ]
*Yutaka Kobayashi, of Japan: rust imbedded in handmade paper or concrete & stone sculptures; "Whisper with the Earth" in conjunction with the Guggenheim Museum, SoHo's exhibition, "Scream at the Sky" an exhibition of young modern Japanese artists. [ ["New Yorker Magazine", Goings on About Town May, 1995] ]
*Dan Dempster, of Bermuda: steel drawings taken under sea, allowing salt water to "etch" the drawings into the steel; [ ["Solo in SoHo, Dan Dempster" "The Bermudian", February, 1996] ]
*Helene Aylon: employing the qualities of linseed oil to “bleed” into patterns or form a “skin” that eventually breaks. [ ["Too Jewish? Helene Aylon" "New York Times", March 8, 1996] ]
*Michelle Brody: living plants suspended in long, hanging tubes of water. [ ["Michele Brody" "Cover Magazine", Art Reviews, April 1996] ]
*David Myers: lead shot enclosed in clear, interactive tabletop.
*Alexia Nikov, of Russia: paintings made of metal powders, patinas on canvas.
*Tony Reason, of England: rust in encaustic on linen.
*William Anastasi: steel plate rusts in patterns from periodic pouring of water.

Fvlcrvm Gallery: Group exhibitions

*"Swords into Plowshares", weapons, ammunition, explosives and materials of war made into art.
*"Dirt, Dust, Rust, Smut & Soot", sculptures, paintings and drawings using the elements named as materials of the art. [ ["Dirt, Dust, Rust, Smut & Soot", "Courier Lifestyles"] ]
*"Beyond Virtual...Back to Actual" [ ["Beyond Virtual...Back to Actual Fulcrum Gallery SoHo" "City News"] ]
*"Artist of the Aughts"

Press Coverage

*“Best of Downtown” "Avenue Magazine", December 2001
*Goodman, Jonathan, “Tery Fugate-Wilcox at Shakesperare’s Fvlcrvm” "Art in America",Illust. December 2000
*“The People’s Court” NBC TV, November 2000
*Johnson, Richard. “Feeling Blue” Page Six, "New York Post", illust. August 28, 2000
*COVER, illust. "New York Arts", International Edition, April, 2000
*Lubelski, Abraham. “Tery Fugate-Wilcox at Robert Miller Gallery” "New York Arts", International Edition, April, 2000
*Rigg, Kate. “The Human Race” HBO cable TV, February 2000
*“The Future” WNYW News, January 2000
*"SoHo Style" Fall/Winter 1999/2000
*Chernan, Michele. “Actual Art At Shakespeare’s Fvlcrvm” "Wall Street Reporter" November, 1999
*Moos, Jane. “Bees at Shakespeare's Fvlcrvm” CNN Summer, 1999
*Rigg, Kate. “To Bee or not to Bee” HBO November 1999
*“Tery Fugate-Wilcox blows up Art for Chinese New Year” ABC News, January 28, 1998
*“Fvlcrvm has Permit for Explosives on Chinese New Year” NBC News, January 28, 1998
*“Fulcrum Gallery SoSoHo Blows up Art” WNYW News January 28, 1998
*“Chinese New Year at Fulcrum Gallery SoSoHo” Channel 11 News, January 28, 1998
*Alter, Morry. “Tery Fugate-Wilcox Blows up his Art” CBS News January 7, 1998
*Shakespeare, Valerie. "Bees: Robert DuGrenier" "Art Now Gallery Guide" Summer 1999
*"A beezee gallery in SoHo" "New York City Guide" August 1999
*"Bees at SoHo Gallery" "New York Times", July 1999
*"Swat Team" "New York Magazine", June 1999
*Weiss, Paulette. "Bee Art at Shakespeare’s Fvlcrvm Gallery" "Where Magazine" illust. May 1999
*Shakespeare, Valerie. "Shock Shlock" "Art Now Gallery Guide" illust. April 1999
*Bard, Rick. "Miss Russia at Fulcrum Gallery" "Manhattan Arts", illust. April 1999
*Weiss, Paulette. "Explosive Art at Fulcrum Gallery SoSoHo" "Where Magazine", February 1998
*Lii, Jane H. "Chinese New Year at Fulcrum" "New York Times Sunday Magazine", illust. February 1, 1998
*“Chinese New Year Without Its Usual Bang” "New York Times", Metro, January 29, 1999
*Gates, Tom. "Fulcrum Dinner Party" "Palm Beach Society", Manhattan Montage, July 1998
*Schacter, Erica. “Shakespeare’s Fvlcrvm: Don’t Drink the Water” "Wall Street Journal" January 1998
*Kampel, Tracy. “Actual Art: A Cultural Earthquake” syndicated column, 1998
*Alter, Morry. "Tery Fugate-Wilcox Blows up his Art" CBS News, January 7, 1998
*Bell, J. Bowyer. "Steel Drawings by Dan Dempster" "Art Now Gallery Guide", illust. January 1998
*Savitt, Mark. “Explosive New Works”, "Art Now Gallery Guide", Artist's Spotlight, illust. December 1997
*Duffy, Peter. “Tap Water Works”, "Villager Newspaper", illust. September 1997
*Duffy, Peter. “Tap Water Works”, "Resident Newspaper", illust. September 1997
*Costa, Robert. "Actual Arte Gig," "Cover Magazine", pg. 48, illust. Spring 1997
*Bard, Rick. "Art & Fashion Tribute with Miss Russia" "Manhattan Magazine", illust. Summer, 1997
*Weiss, Paulette. "Actual Art at Fulcrum Gallery" "Where Magazine", illust. July 1997
*Costa, Robert. "Actual Art Gig:" Interview with Tery Fugate-Wilcox, "Cover Magazine", illust. Spring, 1997
*Bard, Rick. "Mirror Images with Anna Malova", (Miss Russia) "Manhattan Magazine", illust. Spring, 1997
*Calnan, Patricia. "Dan Dempster at Fulcrum" "The Royal Gazette", Burmuda, illust. January, 1997
*Trimingham, Andrew. "Dan Dempster" "The Mid-Ocean News", Art Review, Bermuda, illust. January 17, 1997
*Hainey, Raymond. "Dan Dempster at Fulcrum" "The Royal Gazette", illust. December 12, 1996
*Scott, Whitney. "In the Gallery, Michele Brody" "New York Post", illust. November 16, 1996
*"Curtains, Michele Brody at Fulcrum" "Fiber Arts Magazine", illust. September/October 1996
*"Beyond Virtual...Back to Actual, Fulcrum Gallery SoHo" "City News", illust. September 1996
*Watkins, Eileen. "Elaine Lorenze, New Work" "Newark Star Ledger", illust. May 1996
*J.D. "Michele Brody" "Cover Magazine", Art Reviews, illust. April 1996
*Alter, Morry. "Exotic Mobile Homes, Robert Dugrenier" CBS News April 14, 1996
*Kimmelman, Michael. "Too Jewish? Helene Aylon" "New York Times", illust. March 8, 1996
*"Dan Dempster shows Contrversial Art at Fvlcrvm Gallery" "American Mensa", illust. March 1996
*Vallongo, Sally. "Heart of the Art World", Art & Entertainment, "The Blade", Toledo, Ohio, illust. February 26, 1996
*Draycoff, Catherine. "Solo in SoHo, Dan Dempster" "The Bermudian", illust. February, 1996
*Chamberlain, Dennis. Letter to the Editor, "Tery Fugate-Wilcox, San Andreas Fault Sculpture Project" "Los Angeles Times Magazine" December 12, 1995
*"Scrooge Watch Holiday Lights at Fulcrum" "New York Magazine", illust. December 9, 1995
*Haberman, Michael. "Gallery, Landlord feud over holiday lights", "The Villager", December 6, 1995
*Walker, Michael. "Tectonics, The Crack-up", "Los Angeles Times Magazine", illust. December 3, 1995
*Lancion, Kathryn. "Fulcrum, Going Strong, One Year Later" "Crain's Small Business" September 1995
*"Fulcrum Gallery" "New Yorker Magazine", Goings on About Town May, 1995
*Graves, Niel. "Rust never sleeps-it just becomes art", "New York Post", pg 16, illust. April 10, 1995
*Weiss, Paulette. "Splashing in the Culture Pool", "Where Magazine", pg. 21 illust. April, 1995
*Bell, Bill. "The painter's art is an actual blast", "New York Daily News", pg.7 illust. March 13, 1995
*Golden, Julie. entire show filmed at Fvlrcvm Gallery, Good Day New York WNYW, March 9, 1995
*Edwards, Claire. "Dirt, Dust, Rust, Smut & Soot", "Courier Lifestyles", pg. 16, March 6, 1995
*Travis, Neil. "Modern Art's A Blast", New York Post, pg 16, March 6, 1995
*Mitchell, Paul. "Chatterbox", "Courier Lifestyles", pg.8, illust. January 30, 1995
*"Bobby's Best Bets, Fulcrum Gallery SoHo" NBC Morning Show February 10, 1995
*Travis, Neil. "Taking It Slow" "New York Post", pg. 7, January 30, 1995
*Alter, Morry. "Watching Grass Grow, Maria Ceppi" CBS News, January 13, 1995
*Johnson, Richard. "We Hear...Eric Douglas at Fulcrum Gallery" "New York Post", pg. 6, illust. January 5, 1995
*Alter, Morry. "Mobile Homes make Tenants 'Crabby'" CBS News, January 13, 1995
*Weiss, Paulette. "Art & Antiques" "Where Magazine", pg. 78, December 1994
*Lancion, Kathryn. "Contrarian Gallery gains Cultural Leverage" "Crain's Small Business", pg. 21. September 1994
*Randell, Susan. "Dealers in the 1990's: Valerie Shakespeare Opens Fulcrum Gallery SoHo" "Manhattan Arts International", pg. 6, illust. June-August, 1994
*Caledon, Elizabeth. "Earth Day, Environmental Report, from Fulcrum Gallery", New York 1, TV April 20, 1994
*Howe, Michele. "Poetry of Self-fulfillment" "The Star Ledger", Princeton, New Jersey December 9, 1994
*Rayner, Vivian. "Works that Defy the Limitations of Definition, Elaine Lorenze" "New York Times", illust. May 29, 1994
*"Bobby's Best Bets: Fulcrum Gallery SoHo" NBC Morning Show, March 13, 1994
*Weiss, Paulette. "Nathan Slate Joseph at Fulcrum Gallery" "Where Magazine" illust. January 1994
*Weiss, Paulette. "Art & Antiques", "Where Magazine", pg. 78 Dec. 1993

References

External Links

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